About The School
A career in policing is very dynamic and there are many opportunities available for entry into the field.
Charles Sturt University and New South Wales Police have established the School of Policing Studies under a collaborative arrangement to provide recruit and police education services. CSU and the NSW Police Force jointly provide the formal entry level studies undertaken to gain entry to the NSW Police Force Service. This formal training is called the Associate Degree in Policing Practice.
The School of Policing Studies is the largest School in the Faculty of Arts, Charles Sturt University and is the largest provider of tertiary police education in Australia . CSU is co-located with NSW Police Force colleagues at the NSW Police Force College, Goulburn.
Many of the staff are either former police officers or expert practitioners in policing related disciplines such as communications and ethics. This gives the School a strong practical teaching focus, and a professional focus to research activities.
In addition to the Associate Degree in Policing Practice, the School also offers Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses in Policing and Investigations.
Short Courses in Commercial Crimes, Investigations and Criminal Intelligence are offered through the Centre for Investigative Studies and Crime Reduction
Management and Leadership in Policing courses are offered by our sister School, The Australian Graduate School of Policing co-located with the Australian Institute of Police Management in Manly.